Sentence examples for it was a lean from inspiring English sources

It was a lean contest that did not get its first exciting moment until its last swing.

It was a "lean start-up" before that term was widely used.

It was a lean, transparent sound that could be swinging, haunted, meditative, suspenseful or circuslike.

It was a lean outfit, so she handled pretty much everything, from settling with the clubs to fetching towels and water — an aspiring rock star's mail room.

It weighed 70lb (32kg), with a wingspan of 96 feet (29 metres), and the engine inside it was a lean, determined cyclist called Bryan Allen, pedalling for all he was worth.

It was a lean day, we didn't have a lot to joke about and somehow we stretched Potato Salad out for 15 solid minutes.

It is a lean, mean, musical machine.

It's a lean, controlled film and most compelling.

It's a lean, nervous season for tourism in India.

There are those strings, tastefully applied, and otherwise it's a lean rhythm-section affair.

The Obama campaign is not a vaporous cult; it's a lean and mean political machine that gets the job done.